School Perimeter Wall – Des Moines NM

City:
Des Moines, NM

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Description

The Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) constructed a stone perimeter wall at the school campus grounds in Des Moines, New Mexico. Though the original school building has been replaced, the wall surrounding the campus is still there.

Source notes

Public Art and Architecture in New Mexico 1933-1943: A Guide to the New Deal Legacy, compiled by Kathryn A. Flynn (pg. 59)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 16, 2018.

Location Info

Des Moines Ave. and Fences Ave.
Des Moines, NM

Coordinates: 36.759361, -103.834705

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